State-owned Great British Railways, which is replacing Network Rail as the operator of most of Britain’s rail infrastructure as well as taking over the privatised franchise system, will unveil a ...

There was estimated to be around 200,000 ponies working in British mines during this period. Before railways were introduced, travel and transport in the UK was difficult. Most roads were badly ...

Under Sir Keir’s plans, Great British Railways would allow best-price ticket ... the network had exceeded 29,000 miles in length. In 1948, inspired by Clement Attlee’s policy in the UK ...

Britain’s rail network was first nationalised by Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee in 1948 and then privatised ... “We will establish Great British Railways – a single, directing mind ...

A new Great British Railways logo that will “restore pride” in the British train network is set to be unveiled in May on the first trains to be nationalised under the Labour government.

The 1948 British Nationality Act said that all Commonwealth ... My husband eventually found work on the railways and our children started at a local school. We suffered much discrimination ...